Phatnucca

Have not seen any posted anywhere just yet except for the SS Version. I test drove my 05 Cobalt Sedan today in the 5-Speed. They only had 3 5-Speeds on the whole lot out of about 50 Cobalts . It felt like it had alot of ***** for what it is... at least in the 5-Speed. I didn't drive the auto so I don't know about that. My guess is that the 5-Speed is a tad bit faster than the Auto though. I mean, I used to have a 1994 Ford Probe SE which had a 2.0L DOHC 16V motor but it only put out about 118Hp and about 98WHP. I put ALOT of money and parts into it and could only run a 15.7 @ 86.5Mph when it was finished. It was still all motor though but had ALL the bolt-on's and a set of custom Crower Cams.

Lets put it this way... the stock Sedan 2.2L Cobalt in the 5-Speed felt faster than that car... and the Probe went a 15.7 .

All I want to do to the Cobalt is just a Cold Air Intake for now....I heard the 2.2 Ecotech's like an aftermarket intake .


Any thoughts?



-Joe

rm25x

Not sure what quarter mile times are yet, but I know mine feels pretty quick.

Phatnucca

Right on man! Do you have any mods to yours yet? I heard that AEM has an intake out for it but I'm not sure. I'm guessing that the header from RKSport will work on the Cobalt 2.2 and also the CAI?

Thanks for the reply



-Joe

Phatnucca

Ok.. I have found a 1/4 Mile time and Mph for the 2.2L Ecotec cobalts.

It is as follows:

0-60Mph= 8.17s
1/4 Mile time= 16.37s
1/4 Mile Speed= 87.60mph

I don't know about the rest of you.... But those #'s seem a bit off. I mean, look at the Trap Speed... 87.60. That should be good for a Mid 15 second pass. Also.... that 0-60 Time is worse than my 94 Probe 2.0 5-Speed was stock but the Cobalts 1/4 mile time is better by .5 second and the Trap Speed doesn't match the 1/4 Mile ET. Only thing I can think of is that those are the #'s for the Automatic version and the 5-Speed is a tad quicker.... maybe a 15.9-16.0? Maybe the test driver had a bad 60 Foot...

Any thoughts.....



-Joe

HotSauce

16.37s.. ....Im happy I went with the SS/SC , 16's is just way too slow for me

CoolCobalt_NY

I think with the CAI and/or Exhust Or just the CAI.. It might help it out...

Again, dont forget.. It's not AN SS/SC So for it's class it's not that bad!!!!

Eddie

on the cavaliers 2.5" catback on the ecotec showed a damn good gain. intake from what i heard didnt do much unless its matched with a larger t/b.

rm25x

are those numbers with the 5 speed or a auto?

And no, mines stock.

Phatnucca

Yeah... that is what I was wondering as well. It didn't say... but I'm assuming it's for that auto. Because I thought the Cav's with the 2.2L Ecotec went faster than a 16.3??




-Joe

MikeSS

A Coblat will be way faster then that. I did 15.21 in my ecotec alero with just a CAI and catback, the engine loves getting free breathing. Hell, a guy in my car club did a 15.77 in a 4dr Rented automatic Chevy Cavalier last year.

rm25x

I have a GTech pro I can use, but I don't think I could pull good numbers in the snow lol. This spring though going to see what I can get the car to do, handling, braking, and for go power.

dnbguy86

Ecotec alero's have the 2.4 quad four motor which puts out more power than the 2.2L ecotec, but regardless, power between the 2 motors is not substanial enough to make more than a second difference in the 1/4.

avro206

Wrong. Aleros--the last two years I think, have the 2.2L Eco-tec. The previous years, as w with the Z24, had the 2.4L TWIN CAM engine---which is not an eco-tec. There is only a tiny power difference between the 2.

Quad 4 monker has not been officailly used since 95

avro206

sure....wehre did you get your numbers for the Cobalt?

And how did you get numbers for your old Probe? Theres no way a sotck 118hp 4cyl in apRobe could hit an 8 sec time 0-60. I wouldn't compare magazine data to g-tec.

MikeSS

It was the 2.2L ecotec as stated before, and it made 10HP less then the 2.4L that used to be in the older Aleros. It was still far faster then the 2.4L "Quad4" (dead name) motor do to lighterweight, better parts, freer revving, and better transmission.

Look at the 1/4 mile times between old Sunfire's, cavaliers, grand ams, aleros with the 2.4L versus's the 2.2L engine, the ecotec is almost always faster.

So yeah, my engine and the cobalts eninge is the exact same, and with 2 minor mods I pulled a 15.21, so what I was saying is that a stock Cobalt will go way faster then the quoted 16.3 1/4 mile time quoted.
But thanks for not reading my post and putting up false info. Thats why I stated a stock 4dr automatic cavalier with the ecotec ran 15.77 in the 1/4 mile, which means a 5-speed coupe will be at least that fast in similar conditions.

dj4monie

The stock 2.2L is WAY faster than 16.3, test editors only get to spend a few hours or maybe a day or two with a fully loaded pre-production or actual production car.

On its trap speed alone the car is good for low 15's with a decent driver.

Drag Radials for sure would put it down to mid 15 second zone. A base model with limited options should be a few tenths and maybe a 1 mph faster. The Cobalt isn't a lightweight either, but its still decent.

tiny

a base model is less than 100 lbs lighter than fully loaded, thats less than .1 in time difference
ill take mine to the track soon, but i still gotta figure out how to launch this bitch

wikkymaster

if it didnt cost so much to run at my local dragstrip i would run my car, but 40 bucks is a lot of money to run like 3 times

tiny

wow, its $10 to watch, or $12 to race at the strip by me

dj4monie

Save yourself some pain and get some drag radials. Will make launching it MUCH easier.

tiny

eh, i got pirelli's stock, a decent tire, but no sense on buying drag radials for a car im not modding

tiny

i went to the track tonight, i ran with full interior and a ~100lb system

my best run was 16.6 at 88 mph with a 2.6 60'

its hard as **** to get a low 60', my best one was 2.6, i gotta lower the tire pressure next time

tx05cobalt

once you get those 60 foots down the time will drop a ton... should be able to pull 2.2's 2.3's once you get it down. I know with my 01 Z24 I was able to put down like 2.21's all day long once I learned how to launch it.

Chevy4Life85

Tiny where do you run your car??? I never knew there was anywhere even near here to do that I live in western CT.

tiny

there is a track near me (western NY) www.nyirp.com
if i lowered my tire pressure, i bet i could pull some 2.2's